UPDATE: KPU Science Rendezvous 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. However, we hope you save the date for next year and join us on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Be well and stay healthy!
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Over 100 hands-on activities, shows and displays!
Activity |
Description |
| Virtual Reality Stations | Our CADD folks will have virtual reality stations where you can tour a lab; create a 3D digital model with augmented reality and watch our 3D printer create some cool items |
| Button Maker Station | Design your own unique button to take home at the Wilson School of Design Button Maker Station! |
| Talk to Trees & Bucket Lift | Learn how to listen to trees and what they are saying to you! We'll also have 'bucket lift' rides to take you high up into the trees |
| Puzzles & Games | Challenge your mind with cryptography puzzles, brain teasers, and a giant tetrahedron from our Math department |
| Make Your Own Blood | Learn what goes into your blood and make your own to take home! |
| DNA Lab | Join the KPU Biology team to learn about DNA with hands-on DNA Beading and Strawberry DNA Isolation |
| Green Bug Berets! | Check out the Special Forces in the insect world — mimics, camouflage, defensive chemicals — they have it all. Learn the stealth tactics from the smallest, most powerful army |
| Garden to Table | Heavenly herbs — how they grow and get to your dinner plate! |
| The Human Body | Skeletons, organ models, posters, live dissections, microscopes and more in the Anatomy & Physiology labs |
| Make a Pet Rock | Learn more about geography and make your own pet rock to take home |
| Lie Detector Test | Have you ever had a polygraph? KPU's Psychology department will put you to the test! |
| Get Moving | Join the KPU Sports & Rec team outside for a playful soccer skills competition |
| Indigenous Art | Enjoy this art station with Indigenous colouring pages, words, images and other activities |
| Slime Lab | Make your own coloured, glitter slime to take home! |
| Bug Races | Back by popular demand, the KPU Derby at Cockroach Downs! |
| Underground Adventures | What kind of soil is in your backyard? How about those worms? What critters are living in your compost? |
| Ladybug Love | An insect's family tree — is a ladybug really a bug? |
Shows, Workshops & Tours
Show times for 2021 will likely change, however, here's a sample show schedule
Event |
Description |
| Magic Show | Be prepared to be awed and impressed at the always-popular Chemistry Magic Show (shows at 12 pm, 1 pm & 2 pm) |
| Design Button-Maker Station | Express your creativity and make your own custom button in our Button-Maker Station! (11 am-3 pm) |
| Tie-Dye Lab Coat Demo | Help make a fun, colourful tie-dye lab coat with Chemistry instructor, Astrid. (11 am-3 pm) |
| Pig Heart & Cow Eye Dissections | Ever wondered what a pig heart or cow eye looks like from the inside? Check out our pre-dissected organs for yourself! |
| Dancing Flames | Watch how fire dances to the latest pop tunes and find out how science effects sound and flames. (Show every 30 minutes starting at 11:30am; last show at 2:30pm) |
| Brewery Tours | Tour KPU's state-of-the-art craft brewery and learn how beer is made. (Kids welcome; beer tastings for the adults 19+) (Tour every 30 minutes starting at 11:30am; last tour at 2:30pm) |
| Labyrinth Walk | Serenity now! Walk the flower labyrinth created by KPU's School of Horticulture to lower anxiety and create inner peace. Our labyrinth is registered with the World Labyrinth Society. |
| Blood Pressure Clinic | Get your blood pressure taken by KPU Faculty of Health Nursing students and learn about the human heart. (11 am-2:45 pm) |
| CAMPUS TOURS | Interested in a tour of our KPU Langley campus? Sign up for a campus tour at the TOURS STATION next to the Main Stage in the courtyard. |
| Tour: Faculty of Health | Have you always dreamed of working in the medical field? Take a guided tour and learn about KPU's Faculty of Health and all the programs we offer. (Tours throughout the day, sign up at the TOURS STATION next to the Main Stage) |
| BIG BANG | Gather at the Main Stage at 2:45pm pm for the big explosion to end the day at KPU Science Rendezvous! (Get there early to get a good spot) |